How to Use weight lifter in a Sentence

weight lifter

noun
  • He is considered one of the greatest weight lifters of all time.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 22 June 2018
  • At the Rio Games, North Korean weight lifters took home four medals.
    Motoko Rich, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Ragle said he was shocked and saddened to hear the news about Patrick, an avid weight lifter who kept in top shape.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The country’s next medal came eight years later, from a weight lifter from Bulgaria.
    New York Times, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Take Adam Fox, the 37-year old weight lifter, who, according to his girlfriend, smoked weed and posted to Facebook a lot.
    Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 22 July 2021
  • There were Olympians and potential Olympians, from discus throwers to sprinters to pole-vaulters to weight lifters to wrestlers.
    Michael Powell, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Track and field athletes, weight lifters and wrestlers are another matter.
    Michael Powell, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Vinci’s Olympic performances came at the end of a dominating era for American weight lifters.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 22 June 2018
  • But Tagovailoa and his backup aren’t a champion weight lifters with injury-protecting tree trunks for legs.
    Christopher Smith, al, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Kom galvanized a generation of Manipuri athletes, including Chanu, the weight lifter, who won silver in the 49-kilogram class in Tokyo.
    New York Times, 4 Aug. 2021
  • If Ceracchi’s busts are as accurate as Jefferson declared them, Washington at 60 had the massive neck of an Olympic weight lifter.
    Barrymore Laurence Scherer, WSJ, 9 June 2018
  • Laurel Hubbard, a weight lifter from New Zealand, became the first openly transgender woman to participate in the Olympics.
    New York Times, 2 Aug. 2021
  • An omnivorous athlete, Andrew is black belt in karate, a devoted weight lifter, and a frequent high finisher in triathlon and Spartan races.
    Andrew Heffernan, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
  • In addition, both new and experienced weight lifters often injure themselves when using incorrect form, rushing through exercises too quickly, or failing to give themselves enough recovery time.
    Michael Yang, Philly.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Laurel Hubbard, a weight lifter from New Zealand, became the first transgender woman to compete at the Olympics, while nonbinary athletes whose identity does not fit neatly into longstanding gender categorizations also participated.
    New York Times, 7 Aug. 2021

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